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gfenus, what European species are still unknown in this country, 

 and where they fit in amoni^ ours. If the last ten years' accumu- 

 lation of new British Agarics had been indicated by an asterisk 

 it would have formed an acceptable addition to the value of the 

 book ; of course, these may be found by those who care to collate 

 the present work with Massee's Brit. Fung-. Flo. 1892-95. 



There is a valuable synopsis at the head of each group, 

 and each genus is further broken up into sections, which 

 facilitates the tracking down of species. 



The book represents an enormous amount of labour entailed 

 in extracting from the general descriptions the most pronounced 

 and constant features of each species. 



The sequence of genera is rather odd ; for instance, Russula 

 looks peculiar between Trichohnna and Mycena ; and Marasmius, 

 Lactarius, and Hygrophonis between Collybia and Clitocybe. 

 There may be some justification for it, but we must confess 

 we do not know of any. However, all the European genera 

 and species are there, fully represented, and that is the primary 

 object of the work. 



The printing and g-eneral get-up of the book is good ; it is 

 light, easily keeps open, and is as suitable in the field as at the 

 work-table. It can be safely recommended to every Mycological 

 student. The printers and proof-readers have had their eyes 

 about them. An hour's special search failed to detect any 

 misprints. There is a slip of the pen at line 22^ p. 245, where 

 'specific' has been written instead of 'generic' The index is 

 all that can be desired. The price of the work (6s.) is very 

 reasonable. C. C. 



'First Book of Forestr}-.' By Filibert Roth (Chief of the Division of 

 Forestry, U.S. Department of Forest Reserves), 98 fissures. 1902. Ginn 

 and Co. (London and Boston). 3s. 6d. This book is written in a stvle both 

 refreshingf and suggestive of the woods. It is very different from any books 

 dealing with forestry in Britain, and there is little of the formal, statistical, 

 German method so evident in most of our text-books. The book is probably 

 too general to satisfy any examination in forestry, but, as the preface 

 explains, this is not intended. It is evidentlv written as an aid to Nature 

 study, but in this direction it is essentialh' a book for the teacher or senior 

 pupils. We have seen no book more likely to stimulate an interest in trees 

 in a youth who was already somewhat familiar with them. It is imfor- 

 tunately too American in its references to be quite as useful in Britain as it 

 might. Yet it sets forth in an apt and pleasing way the general principles 

 of forestry, which are mucii the same all the world over. Most oi the 

 numerous illustrations are from photographs of forest of various kinds and 

 in various conditions. They greatly add to the value of the book, not only 

 tor those interested in forestry, but for anyone desirous to learn about liie 

 vegetation of the United States. — VV. G. S. 



1903 March 2. 



